What color is #847358?

#847358 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847358?

The RGB value is 132, 115, 88: 132 red, 115 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847358?

The complementary color is #586984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847358?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847358 color

#847358 rgb(132, 115, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847358 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.1% green and 34.5% blue (132, 115, 88).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 33% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#847358 color codes

HEX	`#847358`
RGB	`rgb(132, 115, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.34, 2.31, 17.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.34, 17.55, 82.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.408, 17.872, 11.763)`
Decimal	`8680280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847358, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #847358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#847358 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #847358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847358; }
.text { color: #847358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 115 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847358, #7f8458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #847358?: #847358 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847358?: The RGB value is 132, 115, 88: 132 red, 115 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847358?: The complementary color is #586984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847358?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.